Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Association of Health Plans today lauded the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for advancing a budget with important priorities to ensure health care remains accessible and affordable across Wisconsin. With bipartisan support, the JFC budget includes: Association CEO John Nygren offered praise for the bipartisan budget

Thank You, Governor Evers, Speaker Vos, Senator LeMahieu, Senator Hesselbein, Finance Committee Leaders and State Legislators for Your Support for Wisconsin’s Food Banks MADISON, WI, July 1, 2025 – We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Governor Tony Evers, Speaker Robin Vos, Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein, Finance Co-chairs

Rep. Clancy Calls for No Vote, Veto MADISON, Wis. – Tomorrow, the Wisconsin Assembly will meet on the floor of the Assembly to consider the 2025-27 Wisconsin state budget, just passed through the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee after being negotiated behind closed doors.  That negotiated budget, as of Monday, July

MILWAUKEE–Forward Together Wisconsin President Mandela Barnes released the following statement in response to Senate Republicans’ narrow passage of the budget reconciliation bill that will kill jobs, massively increase emissions, and make utility bills more expensive for Wisconsin families. “Senate Republicans voted today to reverse decades of environmental progress and undermine U.S.

Madison, WI– Today, the Joint Committee on Finance approved two provisions in the state budget authored by State Senator Jesse James (R-Thorp) and State Representative Clint Moses (R-Menomonie) that would grant $10 million to Rogers Behavioral Health to establish a behavioral health hospital and $1 million to Lutheran Social Services

MADISON, Wis.—Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman issued this statement today regarding the budget agreement approved by the Joint Finance Committee: “The Universities of Wisconsin, in every part of our state and home to over 164,000 students, are among Wisconsin’s most valuable assets.  Governor Evers has been a champion for

Madison, WI – The Customers First Coalition is celebrating a significant victory for utility customers, as the bipartisan state budget deal announced today includes a key provision to eliminate the sales tax on electricity and natural gas from May through October. This change will result an estimated $178 million in

MADISON— Today, the final Joint Finance Committee meeting concluded with another disappointing display of misplaced priorities from Republicans on the committee. Despite a historic surplus and months of opportunity, Republicans today refused to deliver full funding for childcare, rejected postpartum Medicaid expansion, and came up short on critical transportation investments.

Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Women’s Council has announced Jeanne Duffy as its newest Executive Director, effective June 30, 2025. She most recently served as the Executive Director for Serve Wisconsin, a 21-member citizen board appointed by the Governor which provides statewide training and resources for community service and volunteerism. At

MADISON — The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy released the following statement from CEO Annette Olson regarding the budget agreement announced today: We are far from impressed with the budget agreement Governor Evers announced today. Apparently Republican leaders’ biggest concern was how to secure Democrat votes when principled conservatives

MADISON, WI –Today, the Joint Committee on Finance advanced the state budget after reaching agreement with Governor Evers. Included in the budget now advancing to the full legislature is critical funding to maintain access to long-term care services, including the cost-to-continue for Medicaid nursing home payment standards and the minimum

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) today applauded members of Wisconsin’s Joint Finance Committee, along with Governor Tony Evers, Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester), Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) and Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton), who today advanced a budget deal including $150 million in support

Survival Coalition of more than 20 statewide disability organizations issued this statement today in response to the Senate’s passage of a budget reconciliation bill that cuts over $1 trillion in Medicaid and $300 billion in SNAP food assistance in the next decade. “People with disabilities, their families who provide care,

Proposal cuts Medicaid by almost $1 Trillion and SNAP by $300 B Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the most significant cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in history. Today, the U.S. Senate passed even deeper cuts by a vote of 51 to 49. Since January, advocates in Wisconsin

Today, the Senate passed the reconciliation bill with a narrow margin of votes. This bill will cut $1 trillion from Medicaid and $300 billion from other social services, leaving countless vulnerable individuals without essential care and support. As a coalition of caregivers and people with disabilities in Wisconsin’s 5th Congressional

The GOP’s Tax Scam Represents the Largest Cuts to Health Care in American History  Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Republicans voted to pass, barely, Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill, which will fund massive tax breaks for the wealthiest individuals and corporations by ripping health care from 17 million Americans and slashing

Catalent investment has created 200 new highly skilled biohealth jobs, further advancing Wisconsin’s status as a U.S. Regional Tech Hub MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), today joined Catalent leaders and officials to celebrate the company’s recent announcement of an estimated $45 million investment to expand their facilities and purchase new equipment for its

Today, the U.S. Senate narrowly passed the reconciliation bill by a vote of 51 to 50. The changes introduced in this legislation pose significant risks to individuals with disabilities, particularly through cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The Congressional Budget Office estimates that these Medicaid cuts alone

Madison – July 1, 2025 – End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault appreciate the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) for investing $20 million in victim services funding. However, that funding is only for one year of the biennium, effectively creating a funding cliff for crime victim services on June

Madison – Senator Sarah Keyeski (D-Lodi) released the following statement in response to the tentative bipartisan agreement that was reached last night by legislative leaders and Governor Evers on the 2025-27 state biennial budget:  “After months of effort, the current dysfunction of the Republican party was laid bare in our